Home Alone 3

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Home Alone 3

PG

1997

1h 42m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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When an inept group of criminals tries to get a stolen top-secret computer chip through airport security, it ends up in a toy car in the luggage of the elderly Mrs. Hess (Marian Seldes). Unable to promptly retrieve the chip, the felons follow Hess and the car to her neighborhood. After she gives the toy to young Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz), who is home sick from school, he becomes the target of the criminals. However, the precocious kid is on to their schemes and ready to fight the thieves off.

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Critics Consensus

Macaulay Culkin's precocious charisma is sorely missed in this hollow sequel, which doubles down on the broad comedy while lacking all the hallmarks that made the original a classic.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

08/08/2019

[John Hughes] figures he didn't need any surprises: Just take the blueprint for the first of the series and slip it in the copying machine.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

01/09/2018

1/4

Twice the bad guys, half the laughs.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

3/4

To my astonishment, I liked the third Home Alone movie better than the first two; I'm even going so far as to recommend it, although not to grownups unless they are having a very silly day.

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Todd James

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

08/06/2024

3/5

This slapstick schtick is slickly delivered and for a well-worn plot, the fun is airy and the stunts at the expense of the bad guys are often very funny.

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

01/10/2023

B-

No surprises here as far as the plot, just changes in casting keep this sequel lively.

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Angie Errigo

Radio Times

09/06/2017

3/5

There are some genuine laughs, and not too much saccharin or cartoon-style brutality.

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Wave T

@RT44386885 Jul 22

The first 2 films were just fine, shouldn't have done a sequel for a 3rd.

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Anewer U

@RT37880496 Jul 14

The new boy is kkinda great.... but still too violent. I watch it while I'm eating popcorn and the movies makes the popcorn taste worse..

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 11

Changing the cast without changing the formula was a mistake; it needed a total reboot. It has a few funny moments, but as a sequel, it's a total flop. Terrible movie.

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Sam J

@Samjoones Feb 22

I don't care about the bad reviews about this film, I still like it, for me this film is the end of the home alone series, because I will not watch the series after home alone 3, even though Kevin's character is really missed, this film is not too bad, Alex is a smart kid, the villains are also quite good, according to the title, Alex is really alone at home when facing the villains, this is the best film from Alex D Linz, if I'm not mistaken his name started to be famous because of this film, Alex is very interesting in this film, until now only Home Alone 1 to 3 will I watch again, because I like it.

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Erik B

@Atma-X Dec 31

I'll give them credit - they definitely changed the premise up enough to make it distinct from the original Kevin McAllister story...but come on, how much belief do I need to suspend here?

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West B

@Wshow Dec 27

It’s nothing burger.

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Synopsis

When an inept group of criminals tries to get a stolen top-secret computer chip through airport security, it ends up in a toy car in the luggage of the elderly Mrs. Hess (Marian Seldes). Unable to promptly retrieve the chip, the felons follow Hess and the car to her neighborhood. After she gives the toy to young Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz), who is home sick from school, he becomes the target of the criminals. However, the precocious kid is on to their schemes and ready to fight the thieves off.

Director: Raja Gosnell
Producer: Hilton A. Green, John Hughes
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.7M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm